Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
Number of cases notified (omitting Tuberculosis) and Deaths during the year 1943.
| Disease. | Total cases Notified. | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Scabies | 515 | 0 | 0 |
| Dysentery | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erysipelas | 57 | 22 | 0 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Measles | 1270 | 127 | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 17 | 8 | 0 |
| Pneumonia | 176 | 63 | 111 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 20 | 20 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 683 | 656 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 219 | 89 | 8 |
| TOTALS. | 3018 | 1043 | 128 |
| Scabies was notifiable from 1st August, 1943. | |||
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